SAVE THE DATES AND SAY YES TO SUMMER!
We have some exciting opportunities for summer enrichment for both elementary and secondary students. See our dates below and mark your calendars! We look forward to seeing your students there.
2024 Summer Programming
Elementary
Elementary Summer Programming
Accelerated Learning
June 3 - June 14
Accelerated Learning is required for identified students entering grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 in August 2024. Students will be identified by their STAAR scores (students entering grade 4) and end-of-year MAP Scores (students entering grades 1, 2 and 3) in Math and Reading.
Students entering grades 1 - 5 in August 2024 experience an intensive summer academic program addressing prior grade level foundational content and skills through TEKS-aligned instruction. Students will leave the Summer Accelerated Learning program having mastered or further progressed towards mastery ultimately setting them up for academic success in the next school year.
Please look for communication directly from your campus in early May and a final notice of student identification the week of May 28 - May 30.
Camp Chispas
June 3 - June 28 (NO PROGRAMMING ON JUNE 19)
Emergent Bilingual (EB) students entering kindergarten or grade 1 in August 2024 (students who are currently in pre-k or kindergarten) will participate in 120 hours of additional instruction as required by the State of Texas. Camp Chispas is specifically designed for qualifying students entering kindergarten and 1st grade in the bilingual or ESL program. Program is offered to all qualifying students – program is not available to students who are not in the bilingual or ESL programs.
Special Populations Support
June 3 - June 28 (NO PROGRAMMING ON JUNE 19)
Support programming will be offered for Elementary students in Special Education in all grades from kindergarten through grade 5.
5th - 6th Grade Bridge Camp
June 3 - June 14
Students entering grade 6 in August 2024 experience an intensive summer academic program addressing prior grade level foundational content and skills through TEKS-aligned instruction. Students will leave the program having mastered or further progressed towards mastery ultimately setting them up for academic success in the next school year for 6th grade readiness.
Rising 5th Grade Bilingual Bridge Camp
June 3 - June 14
Bilingual students entering grade 5 in August 2024 will engage in a jump start experience in learning and experiencing grade 5 academic programming in English as a preview of learning experience in the 2024 school year. Additionally, they will experience reading and math MAP testing in English as an initial goal setting data point.
Secondary
Secondary Summer Programming
Accelerated Learning
June 10 - June 28 (no programming on June 19)
Rising Grade 9 and High School (HS) End-of-Course (EOC) course students will experience an intensive summer academic program addressing prior-course level foundational content and skills through TEKS-aligned instruction. Students will leave the Summer Accelerated Learning program having mastered or further progressed towards mastery ultimately setting them up for academic success in the next school year.
Credit and Attendance Recovery
June 10 - june 24 (no programming on june 19)
Credit Recovery is required for students for students in grades 9 - 12 who do not pass a high school credited class or need to make up attendance hours.
YES Prep will provide a Credit Recovery program that provides equitable access for all students to regain credit. The Credit Recovery program will utilize Edmentum Courseware, an online platform, and offer courses at each campus. This opportunity will allow YES Prep to provide more classes, reduce the cost to families and the organization, and streamline logistics for quick and easy enrollment for families and campuses.
Learn more about Credit Recovery here.
ASPIRE Enrichment Programming
June 10 - june 27 (no programming on june 19)
Enrichment Programming will be offered through ASPIRE for students in grades 6 - 12. Summer programming activities are intentionally designed to connect to student enrichment interest and needs while providing innovative and interactive opportunities, based on best-practice, hands-on methods of instruction that encourage student participation.
Special Populations Support
June 3 - june 28 (NO PROGRAMMING ON JUNE 19)
Support programming will be offered for Secondary students in Special Education in grades 6 - 12.
STAAR EOC Testing
June 25 - June 27
To meet state graduation requirements, YES Prep high school students who need to re-test the STAAR EOC will be able to take and pass all 5 STAAR EOCs - English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History.
Additional Information
Meals
Breakfast and Lunch
YES Prep is participating in the Summer Healthy Meal Programs again this year!
Beginning Monday, June 3rd at all YES Prep campuses, children ages 18 and younger, and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old, can continue to eat healthy breakfast and lunch throughout the summer at no cost. The last day of the summer meals program is Friday, June 28th. No meals will be served on Wednesday, June 19th as YES Prep campuses will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
The hours for summer feeding are:
Breakfast
- Elementary: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
- Secondary: 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
lunch
- Elementary: 10:15 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
- Secondary: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
To learn more, visit our Summer Meals webpage. You can also visit SummerFood.org or call 211 to learn more about the summer meals program across Houston.
Transportation
Contact
Summer Program Leads
We are excited to offer summer programming to our SPARKS and Secondary students who need additional instruction and/or enrichment during the summer. You can see each of the programs we offer above. If your student qualifies for one of these programs, you will receive a letter with more details and a QR code for registration. For general information, please contact your child's school's front desk and ask for the Summer Program Manager (elementary school) or Manager of Student Enrichment (secondary school).
- Elementary Summer Program Managers
- Airline Elementary - April Banks
- East End Elementary - Osmara Badillo
- North Central Elementary - Amber Dowson
- North Forest Elementary - Tennille Rice
- Southeast Elementary - Gustavo Mireles
- Southside Elementary - Amanda Jones
- Secondary Manager of Student Enrichment and Summer Program Managers
- Brays Oaks Secondary - Sebastian Gonzalez
- East End Secondary - Monica Bailey
- Fifth Ward Secondary - Tiffany Aaron
- Gulfton Secondary - Michael Martinez
- Hobby Secondary - Vanessa Flores
- North Central Secondary - Ashley Wade
- Northline Secondary - TBD
- North Forest Secondary - Chrystal Golden
- Northside Secondary - Whitney Dale
- Northwest Secondary - Demarcus Walker
- Southeast Secondary - Nahaira Briz
- Southside Secondary - Robin Egbuniwe & Carletta Griffin
- Southwest Secondary - Elizabeth Valencia
- West Secondary - Ashley Nwagbara
- White Oak Secondary - Paula Tate Prince